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PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

More than 75 percent of elementary school math teachers said they used their school’s recommended materials, but fewer than 50 percent of high school math teachers said they did. The do-it-yourself approach has two downsides, Zahner said, both of which affect students. Sign up for Proof Points and other Hechinger newsletters.

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Strong Planning, Coaching, and Implementing with Fidelity– A Blended Learning Success Story

Education Elements

APRIL 23, 2024

In the 2021-2022 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) identified Vogel Elementary as a campus that qualified for a school action. This model was the best fit with existing campus and district initiatives, including the implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) in Math and ELAR classes. The reason?

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Discovery Education to Produce New Civics Curriculum for New Hampshire Schools

EdNews Daily

APRIL 23, 2024

In 2021, the New Hampshire Department of […] The post Discovery Education to Produce New Civics Curriculum for New Hampshire Schools first appeared on EdNews Daily.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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New Hampshire Department of Education Selects Innovative K-12 Platform to Bring High Quality Instructional Materials to All Students, Families and Teachers

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

CONCORD, NH (July 14, 2021) —The New Hampshire Department of Education (Department) today announced the selection of Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material.

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National Alliance of Black School Educators Names Audrey Muhammad as Inaugural Recipient of the 2021 NABSE $10,000 Scholarship Award

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

December 13, 2021— The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) recently named Audrey Muhammad, college success instructor at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, NC, as the recipient of the 2021 NABSE $10,000 Scholarship Award, which is sponsored by Curriculum Associates. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About NABSE.

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Curriculum Associates Names 44 Teachers to the 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Curriculum Associates has named 44 teachers to the 2021 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplar teachers from around the country. To learn about the 2021 Extraordinary Educators, visit CurriculumAssociates.com/Extraordinary-Educators/2021-Class. About Curriculum Associates.

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Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

A study conducted in 2017 and published in June 2021 investigated how five school districts from Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools made edtech purchasing decisions. Their approaches to finding tools that benefit their learners and staff can be useful to district leaders searching for the right tools for their students.

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Savvas Announces its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 Earns Highest Rating from EdReports

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 received the highest rating from EdReports.org. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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SEL is critical–but teachers rarely have time to address it

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

In 2021, the Center for Disease Control revealed that 37 percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic, while 44 percent said they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. In the wake of the disruption of the pandemic, U.S. students are struggling.

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New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

eSchool News

JULY 6, 2021

July 6, 2021— The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Ready Reading programs to its High-Quality Professional Learning (HQPL) Marketplace List for 2021. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – Carolina Biological announced that two of its elementary school science programs are among the rigorous list of new science materials just adopted by the South Carolina State Board of Education for the state’s K-12 science curriculum. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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Teachers can’t keep up with the need for SEL

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2021, the Center for Disease Control revealed that 37 percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic, while 44 percent said they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for Middle School Receives All-Green Rating from EdReports

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The organization provides free reports and reviews online that help K-12 educators evaluate math, language arts and science instructional materials because high-quality content matters to teachers, to kids, and to their collective future. Read the full report on EdReports.org.

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New resources target STEM via aerospace education

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

High-quality professional learning experiences will also be developed to support teachers’ use of the ExGen instructional materials. Even as the U.S.

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District leaders outline top 3 COVID relief funding priorities

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

School districts continue to prioritize expanding summer learning and enrichment offerings, adding specialist staff such as mental health personnel and reading specialists, and investing in high-quality instructional materials and curriculum, according to a survey administered by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

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Learning enters the metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Museum of Science is the first Roblox Community Fund (RCF) recipient to launch their experience since the fund’s introduction in November of 2021. The Museum of Science is also home to EiE®, the award-winning PreK-8th grade curricula division that reaches over 2 million students per year across the country and world.

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Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

Curriculum Associates’ data follows the same students, examining how they progressed over time from the 2019–2020 school year before the pandemic hit through the 2020–2021 school year. The report provides new insights on student learning trends, and serves as a call to other education researchers to look at similar factors.

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New Research from Curriculum Associates: Student Achievement Shows Concerns and Bright Spots in Recovery—More Students Are Behind in Phonics but Some Schools Are Exceeding Expectations

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. KEY FINDINGS. In math, student achievement in all grades is still below pre-pandemic levels.

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Texas Ramps Up Distance Learning with ST Math

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 1, 2021

offerings, these instructional materials are optional and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what grade-level knowledge and skills students should possess. February 11, 2021. Like other THL 3.0 Each curricular offering through THL 3.0 Additional THL 3.0

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

By watching instructional material beforehand, students come prepared to the classroom; if still confused, students can receive individual help during classroom time. The video courses allow students to learn at their pace, and teachers follow a student’s learning progress with recorded assignments. Storage and Video Hosting.

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Museum of Science, Boston enters metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Museum of Science is the first Roblox Community Fund (RCF) recipient to launch their experience since the fund’s introduction in November of 2021. The Museum of Science is also home to EiE®, the award-winning PreK-8th grade curricula division that reaches over 2 million students per year across the country and world.

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Teachers Know Students Need Social Emotional Learning, Face Challenges Delivering Support, According to New Survey From ReadTheory

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

In 2021, the Center for Disease Control revealed that 37 percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic, while 44 percent said they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Driving Innovation, Discovery Education Reaches New Heights in New Hampshire Classrooms

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“This milestone deserves to be celebrated, as we know public school districts across New Hampshire have taken advantage of Discovery Education’s innovative and engaging instructional content.” Since then, there have been more than one million engagements statewide for all Discovery Education resources.

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STEMscopes Math Receives Top Rating from Learning List for Alignment to Common Core State Standards for Grades K-5

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

HOUSTON – July 14, 2021 – STEMscopes Math from Accelerate Learning has received the highest rating from Learning List for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Mathematical Practices for grades K-5. In March of 2021, Learning List completed and published its review of STEMscopes Math for grades 3-5.

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Curriculum Associates’ Complete i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics Program for K–8 Now Rated as Tier 1 by the Louisiana Department of Education

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

NORTH BILLERICA, MA, November 8, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics program for Grades 6–8 recently received a Tier 1 rating by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). About Curriculum Associates.

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

In 2021, students were still not attending school in person. It cost about $400 per student in instructional materials and teacher training. All 30 schools were using the same reading curriculum, Expeditionary Learning , which follows science of reading principles and teaches phonics. Covid hit in the middle of the experiment.

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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. The two programs have been approved for a five-year period, beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2026.

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Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about i-Ready , visit CurriculumAssociates.com/i-Ready.

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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Texas Education Agency Approves FEV Tutor as a Full-Service Provider in New Statewide High-Impact Tutoring Initiative

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

7, 2021 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has approved FEV Tutor to be a full-service member of the state’s new Vetted Texas Tutoring Corps (VTTC). Full-service VTTC members, like FEV Tutor, will provide end-to-end services, including instructional materials, tutoring platforms and trained tutors. “We WOBURN, Mass.

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Savvas Learning Company’s Experience Chemistry Wins Gold Stevie Award, Its Fourth EdTech Industry Honor Since the Product’s Launch

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Experience Chemistry earned top honors in the “Science Instructional Solution” category, which recognizes the best science instructional materials that provide deep learning experiences for students, support standards alignment, and reflect current curriculum practice.

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Savvas Learning Company’s enVision Mathematics Honored with Gold Stevie Award

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Nationally recognized curriculum earns distinction for best “Mathematics Instructional Solution”. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select the 2021 Stevie Award winners.

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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. EdReports Review: MidSchoolMath received a perfect score on EdReports in the latest 2021 criteria for math curriculum. See the full EdReports reviews. Read her story on EdSurge to learn why.

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 Named a Highly Rated, “All Green” Program by EdReports.org

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

September 24, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 was recently named a highly rated program by EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit that conducts evidence-based reviews of instructional materials. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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10 major insights on teaching, learning, and STEM

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

classrooms by 2021. But teachers tell 100Kin10 that progress is slow, because teachers and districts have the massive task of finding high-quality materials to support the standards. 100Kin10 partners are working to find innovative tools and resources to help educators find access to high-quality NGSS instructional materials.

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

A December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7 Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. A 2021 study found that students who earned high school diplomas through credit recovery eventually earned lower wages in the labor market. “We million to 3.3

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Council of the Great City Schools Selects Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore as the 2023 Recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Casserly received the inaugural award in 2021 and Rep. About Curriculum Associates Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) received the award in 2022. “We See CGCS.org.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ” The company says it is working with outside researchers to keep improving the instructional materials it sells to schools. Companies sold phonemic programs to schools and told teachers to teach it every day.

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New Evidence for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Rating Reiterates i-Ready® Instruction’s Impacton Driving Student Outcomes

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

Students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction and students who completed the i-Ready Diagnostic but did not use i-Ready Personalized Instruction were matched to create similar instruction and comparison groups.

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3 steps to implementing an ecosystem of phonics-based learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In fact, last year the Florida Senate passed a bill that requires instructional materials to incorporate evidence-based strategies, including a phonics-based approach to acquiring literacy skills, with the goal of improving reading performance for all students. However, our team had a great sense of urgency.

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Adopts Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ to Help Accelerate Learning and Build Students’ Critical Reading Skills

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

September 1, 2021— Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) in Detroit, MI recently adopted Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading program for students in Grades 3–5. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” BOSTON ( Sept.

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2021

CLEVELAND – June 29, 2021 – With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, one state is proving itself a pioneer. Digital books and on-demand digital class sets in the Delaware Accelerate Learning digital collection were selected from identified HQIM (high quality instructional materials) curricula.

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PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

Strong Planning, Coaching, and Implementing with Fidelity– A Blended Learning Success Story

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Discovery Education to Produce New Civics Curriculum for New Hampshire Schools

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New Hampshire Department of Education Selects Innovative K-12 Platform to Bring High Quality Instructional Materials to All Students, Families and Teachers

National Alliance of Black School Educators Names Audrey Muhammad as Inaugural Recipient of the 2021 NABSE $10,000 Scholarship Award

Curriculum Associates Names 44 Teachers to the 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators

Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Savvas Announces its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 Earns Highest Rating from EdReports

SEL is critical–but teachers rarely have time to address it

New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

Teachers can’t keep up with the need for SEL

Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for Middle School Receives All-Green Rating from EdReports

New resources target STEM via aerospace education

District leaders outline top 3 COVID relief funding priorities

Learning enters the metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

New Research from Curriculum Associates: Student Achievement Shows Concerns and Bright Spots in Recovery—More Students Are Behind in Phonics but Some Schools Are Exceeding Expectations

Texas Ramps Up Distance Learning with ST Math

The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Museum of Science, Boston enters metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

Teachers Know Students Need Social Emotional Learning, Face Challenges Delivering Support, According to New Survey From ReadTheory

Driving Innovation, Discovery Education Reaches New Heights in New Hampshire Classrooms

STEMscopes Math Receives Top Rating from Learning List for Alignment to Common Core State Standards for Grades K-5

Curriculum Associates’ Complete i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics Program for K–8 Now Rated as Tier 1 by the Louisiana Department of Education

PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students

Texas Education Agency Approves FEV Tutor as a Full-Service Provider in New Statewide High-Impact Tutoring Initiative

Savvas Learning Company’s Experience Chemistry Wins Gold Stevie Award, Its Fourth EdTech Industry Honor Since the Product’s Launch

Savvas Learning Company’s enVision Mathematics Honored with Gold Stevie Award

Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 Named a Highly Rated, “All Green” Program by EdReports.org

10 major insights on teaching, learning, and STEM

PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

Council of the Great City Schools Selects Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore as the 2023 Recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

New Evidence for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Rating Reiterates i-Ready® Instruction’s Impacton Driving Student Outcomes

3 steps to implementing an ecosystem of phonics-based learning

Detroit Public Schools Community District Adopts Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ to Help Accelerate Learning and Build Students’ Critical Reading Skills

Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

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